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Country
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Leader
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President: Mahamadou Issoufou
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Head of state: Pope Benedict XVI
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Population
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16,344,687
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Life Expectancy
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53.800 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| Niamey (population: 774,235) | Vatican City (population: 921) |
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Human Development Index
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0.37
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Literacy Rate
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28.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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12.4%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
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Independence date
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| Religions |
Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
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| Languages |
French (official), Hausa, Djerma
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
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| Area |
1,267,000 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
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| Climate |
desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
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